I have many issues with hexbear, but transphobia is not one of them. They are explicitly and aggressively trans inclusive
This is why this explicitly trans protective instance does not allow downvotes and bans transphobe, even the "just asking questions" type, and the people that excuse it
Axe wielding driller reporting for duty
I'd watch that show
It's a hoverfly. They're bee mimics
I worked with a supportive group of folk, and I told them that I'll be voice training, and that I'll sound ridiculous for a while, and that I'm super self conscious about it, and so whilst we're all good to stir each other a bit as we have always done, I asked them to not use my voice as a target.
They were cool with that, and so I was able to just train it by using it every day.
Ultimately, I ended up getting VFS too, but my training before that was still helpful, because vocal surgery is a way of getting more for less with your training, more than a way of avoiding training altogether.
It's transphobia. The Harry Benjamin standards of care gatekept trans folk from medical transition unless they were able to cis pass, and were willing to leave their lives behind and start again. Basically, the only trans people they wanted were trans people that they could pretend don't exist.
And the whole presentation thing was part of their assessment. People who didn't jump through their hoops were denied care.
That's from the 70s and 80s.
This is the lingering after effects of those standards of care, hurting gender diverse folk decades later...
Yep, Iguazú. I likely felt it because my Spanish is not great, so even though I could make myself understood by Argentinians, the poor Brasilians stood no chance as I murdered Spanish in an attempt to communicate :)
I speak a little Spanish, but no Portuguese, and my time in Brazil right near the border with two Spanish speaking countries was a challenge, because most folks there didn't speak Spanish despite the location.
Some folks do of course, but most people I encountered didn't have any Spanish
I have zero idea how representative that is of other borders
Forgot what it's called
Penis. It's called a penis
New camera in hand, we made a deal with some local gulls. We provide the chips if they pose for us so I can get some photos!
And didn't they oblige!
This fine gull is a Silver Gull (not a Herring Gull) from Australia, and you'll be pleased to know, the chip was caught!
Nicolás Mihanovich, an abandoned cruise ship sits moored on the bank of Rio Iguazú, Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, at the apex of the borders between Argentina, Paraguay and Brasil.
It was originally designed as a luxury ferry between Argentina and Uruguay, but plans were made to turn it in to a floating Casino. The plans stalled, and now the ship sits, largely abandoned
Image description: An abandoned cruise ship sits moored on the bank of Rio Iguazú. The riverbank is steep, and covered with greenery. The ship itself is 6 stories in height and white in colour, but discoloured by water stains and rust
Image description: A great egret, neck extended high in to the air, wading through wetlands
#bird #egret #heron #birds #australianbirds #kedronBrook #wetlands
Image description: A long exposure of the Brisbane River of an evening, just before Riverfire. The photo is taken from near the base of the Kangaroo Point side of the Captain Cook bridge, showing the curve of the river, with Brisbane City on the left bank, and the Kangaroo Point cliffs visible on the right bank.
Image description: A long exposure of the Brisbane River of an evening, just before Riverfire. The photo is taken from near the base of the Kangaroo Point side of the Captain Cook bridge, showing the curve of the river, with Brisbane City on the left bank, and the Kangaroo Point cliffs visible on the right bank.
Image description: A kookaburra sitting on a street light, with a clear blue sky behind. A jet fills most of the frame in the sky behind the bird
They have ban banned from all blåhaj zone based communities